Hi Am new to all this just been diagnosed with DCIS, thinking it was not cancer or a pre cancer, but the surgeon recomends radiation therapy or a masectomy. He mentioned that may or may not turn into invasive cancer. A bit confused how to think about it all. HAve read information on DCIS and the information says the same…
Hi, my name is Libby and I'm 41 and diagnosed with ILC and DCIS in my right breast early November...been prodded, poked, squeezed, pushed for the last few weeks and by the sounds of it a lot more to come. My sugery is booked in for 3 December and at the moment the hardest thing I am finding is knowing that I have cancer in…
Hi every one. I'm Sandra and have been diagnosed with DCIS in June. It cut the story short I had a partial mastectomy in July and I am lining up for a full mastectomy and immediate reconstruction on the 23 rd of this month. I'm in a bit of a mess. I think I have been refusing to really face things until now and the anxiety…
Hi there... Well the last 6 weeks have been a bit of a ride .... microcalcifications on mammogram, biopsy, and then surgery to take a larger sample for a more definitive diagnosis to my diagnosis yesterday of high grade DCIS... I think i am still a bit stunned but trying hard to get my head around what next and looking for…
Hi all I have been a silent participant in the online network so far - really valuing the insight and experience of those who are further on the breast cancer journey (more like a magical mystery tour) than I am. I am in my 50's and was diagnosed in February. I had a wide local excision in March for 25mm Gr 2 IDC and 26 mm…
Hi all, thanks for accepting me to your group. I live in the Hills area and have recently been diagnosed with DCIS. Not sure what I am going to do about it just yet, but am seeing an oncologist and have an appointment tomorrow with a plastic surgeon to disuss breast reconstruction ideas. Any information would be…